Cara Delevingne On Her Sexaulity: ‘It’s Not A Phase, I Am Who I Am’

Cara Delevingne On Her Sexaulity: 'It's Not A Phase, I Am Who I Am'

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Cara Delevingne has spoken about the furore surrounding her recent US Vogue interview in which the writer claimed her parents believed her attraction to girls was a phase.

In an interview in the New York Times, the 22-year-old – who is currently dating the singer St. Vincent, real name Annie Clark – said that while she believed there was ‘nothing malicious’ about the original article, but she clarified, ‘My sexuality is not a phase. I am who I am.’

In the Vogue interview featured in the July issue of the magazine, journalist Rob Haskall had paraphrased Cara at one point when he wrote, ‘Her parents seem to think girls are just a phase for Cara and they may be right.’ He continued, ‘When I suggest to Cara that to trust a man, she might have to revise an old and stubborn idea of hers – that women are perennially troubled and therefore only women will accept her – her smile says she concedes the point.’

This sparked an almighty backlash, with 12,500 people signing a petition asking for the magazine to issue an apology for promoting harmful stereotypes of bisexual women.

In this latest interview with the New York Times, Cara opens up more about her relationship with Annie, crediting her with helping her acting career.

The pair have been inseparable for the past few months and it was in the original Vogue interview that Cara first publicly acknowledged the relationship, stating she was in love with 32-year-old Annie.

Speaking about developing her acting – Cara is currently promoting the film Paper Towns - and learning to block out the noise and distractions of her busy life, she told the* New York Times,* ‘Being in love helps, you know? If you’re in love with someone, you can be with them like no one else is in the room. Acting is like that. It’s like taking that feeling and turning it on so nothing else matters when you’re looking in another actor’s face.’

Cara also spoke about when she was photographed dropping a bag of white powder outside her home in London in 2013. ‘I was a kid you know?’ she said. ‘I still am in so many ways, and I’m so lucky, but I think everyone needs a bit of a slap in the face, and a reminder that no one is invincible. That’s what it was for me.’ She added, ‘especially with young people seeing the film, I want to be clear: I’m so far away from drugs that I couldn’t possibly be further way, and whatever happened in the past, it just doesn’t exist anymore.’

By Emily Maddick

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Cara Delevingne attends the Topshop flagship store opening in New York City on November 5, 2014

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Cara Delevingne posing at a gala on November 1, 2014 in Los Angeles, California

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Cara Delevingne attends the British Fashion Awards on December 1, 2015 in London, England

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Cara Delevingne poses at a Golden Globes after party on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California

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Cara Delevingne arrives at the YSL Loves Your Lips Party on January 20, 2015 in London, England

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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the BAFTA Tea Party on January 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California

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Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner watch the Topshop unique show during London Fashion Week on February 22, 2015 in London, England

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Cara Delevingne on the red carpet for the Elle Style Awards in London, England on February 24, 2015

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Cara Delevingne poses on the Brit Awards red carpet on February 25, 2015 at the O2 Arena in London, England

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Cara Delevingne spotted at Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2015

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Cara Delevingne at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards on April 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California

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Cara Delevingne attends a Burberry party on April 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California

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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the 2015 Met Ball on May 4, 2015 in New York City

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Cara Delevingne attends a party during the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015 in Cap d'Antibes, France

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Cara Delevingne arrives at the Chanel & Variety Fair annual party during the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France

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Cara Delevingne attends the Tag Heuer Monaco party on May 23, 2015 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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Cara Delevingne spotted in New York City on June 9, 2015

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Cara Delevingne, Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay pose onstage during The 1989 World Tour on June 12, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany

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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain

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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 17, 2015 in Paris, France

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Cara Delevingne spotted on June 18, 2015 in London, England

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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 18, 2015 in London, England

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Cara Delevingne spotted in London, England on June 19, 2015

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Cara Delevingne at the MTV Video Music Awards 2015 [Rex]

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Cara in New York, 22 Jul 2015 [Rex]

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